Remembering Paul Lagos (1940-2009)

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Judy wrote

December 21 2009, 5:55 PM by annegiles

Paul had a great sense of humor. Some time after I moved from Minneapolis to Durango, Colorado, he called me out of the blue one day and said, “I wanted to send you a dozen roses for your birthday but I don’t know your address. But it’s the thought that counts, right?” You can’t help but laugh at a line like that. He taught me to drink my scotch neat, and that some musicians are good dancers -- indeed, love to dance.

When I was working on the drawing for the Jungleopolis album cover, I asked each of the guys to name an animal to represent him. When I questioned Paul about his choice he just shrugged and gave me one of those puckish grins, like he was telling himself a little joke. Paul is the gorilla in the Jungleopolis. Now you know.